The
Citadel announced today that two men who have had incredible influence
on the college and the city of Charleston will deliver the May commencement
addresses to the College of Graduate and Professional Studies and the
South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Thomas
Mahan, an adjunct professor at Brevard College in North Carolina, will
speak to more than 300 students receiving graduate and undergraduate degrees
from The Citadel's College of Graduate and Professional Studies on Sunday,
May 4.

Mahan
began his Citadel teaching career in 1972 as an education professor. He
later moved to the psychology department and was the only professor teaching
simultaneously in two different disciplines. In 1976, he became director
of graduate studies and was later named dean of graduate and continuing
education where his vision and leadership helped shape the graduate program
and its growth.

Mahan
retired from the college in 1991. He worked for the Catholic Diocese of
Charleston for four years before moving to North Carolina. He will help
CGPS celebrate its 35th anniversary during his 2 p.m. commencement address
in McAlister Field House.

Charleston
Mayor Joseph P. Riley will deliver the commencement address to an estimated
379 graduating members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 10 in McAlister Field House.

Riley,
who graduated from The Citadel in 1964, is widely considered one of the
most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in the United
States. He was first elected mayor in 1975 and is currently in his seventh
term in office.

Under
his leadership, Charleston has experienced a revitalization of its historic
downtown business district, seen the creation and growth of Spoleto Festival
U.S. A., built the beautiful Waterfront Park, developed nationally acclaimed
affordable housing, and experienced unprecedented growth in Charleston's
size and population. The City of Charleston is recognized as one of the
most livable and progressive cities in the United States.